Beginning March 9, 2026 we will begin maintenance work at the baths on Mondays. Learn More.
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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.

Esalen opens May 3, 2024

Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.

Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.

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Vic Cooper

Vic Cooper is an Open Floor teacher and co-founder of Open Floor International. For more than 30 years, he has supported and assisted movement-based practice around the world, traveling extensively with his wife and longtime collaborator, Andrea Juhan, to over 100 workshops internationally. 

Vic brings a playful, grounded, and relational presence to the dance floor, inviting curiosity, connection, and embodied exploration through movement. His teaching supports both individual inquiry and collective experience, encouraging participants to listen deeply to sensation, impulse, and relationship as they move. 

In addition to his work as a movement facilitator, Vic is a highly respected DJ and music mentor within the embodiment community. He is known for his ability to weave music that supports emotional depth, somatic awareness, and group cohesion. Vic also teaches facilitators the technical, creative, and relational skills required to use music as a powerful partner in movement practice—guiding energy, shaping experience, and supporting transformation. 

His work reflects a long-standing commitment to presence, play, and the intelligence of the moving body as a source of insight, connection, and resilience. 

Vic Cooper is an Open Floor teacher and co-founder of Open Floor International. For over 30 years, he has supported movement work worldwide, bringing a playful presence, deep musical intelligence, and embodied inquiry to the dance floor. 

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